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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Add and Edit State Lifeline</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">From the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Timing</span><span class="f_BodyText"> elements page of the Enterprise Architect UML</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> drag a </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="statelifeline.htm">State Lifeline</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> element onto your diagram. The element displays on the diagram.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To define the name of the State Lifeline, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Right-click on the element. The context menu displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Other Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Timeline &lt;name&gt;</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays, showing the </span><span class="f_UIControl">General</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> tab.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Overtype the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Name</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Apply</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button and the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Sizing and Scale<a name="quick"></a></span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">In the top left corner of a selected Lifeline element are the left and right </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">quick sizing buttons</span><span class="f_BodyText"> (<img src="quicksize.png" width="34" height="17" border="0" alt="Quicksize">). These buttons increase or decrease the width of the Lifeline element, which in turn controls the scale width of each time unit. By increasing the width of the element you increase the resolution when adding transitions, which makes them easier to edit.</span></p>
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<td valign="bottom" width="955" bgcolor="#efeff7" style="width:955px; background-color:#efeff7;"><p class="p_TiporNote" style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none;"><span class="f_TiporNote">Note:</span></p>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">In order to edit the State Lifeline element, you must click on it to select it.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Set Timeline Start Position</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You might require more space at the start of your timelines; for example, to use long state names. To insert this space in all the timelines on a diagram, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Right-click on the diagram background to display the context menu.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Set Timeline Start Position</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Set Timeline Start Position</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Value 80 to 300</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field defaults to </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">80</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> as the minimum distance in pixels between the start of the timeline element and the start of the timeline itself. Type a new value up to 300 pixels and click on the </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-weight: bold;">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to increase the space at the start of the timeline, as shown in the following diagrams.</span></li>
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<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="timeline80.png" width="130" height="239" border="0" alt="Timeline80"><span class="f_TextIndentedL2"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-weight: bold;">80 Pixels</span><span class="f_TextIndentedL2"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="timeline150.png" width="194" height="240" border="0" alt="Timeline150"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span class="f_TextIndentedL2" style="font-weight: bold;">150 Pixels</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You now edit the <a href="edit_states_in_a_state_lifelin.htm">states</a> and <a href="edit_transitions_in_a_state_li.htm">transitions</a> in the State Lifeline.</span></p>




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